LAGUNA Parishioners: Romeo Francisco, CPA 916-691-1272 Al Michel, CPA 916-684-1481 9245 Laguna Springs Dr., Ste. 145 Elk Grove, CA 95758 Specialities: Income Tax Returns, Financial Audits Party & Rentals weddings • birthdays • celebrations (formerly Liz’s Craft & Party) May 3, 2015 FULL EVENT DESIGN SERVICES • Weddings & Engagements • Wedding Receptions • Fresh Floral Designs • Party Supply Rentals / Sales • And more! 916.399.9026 • lagunapartyandrentals.com 9168 Franklin Boulevard, Suite A/B, Elk Grove, CA E-mail: [email protected] www.gscceg.org Residential Brokerage Penni Hanson Good Shepherd (916) 203-5548 CalBRE #01271411 Realtor/ Parishioner Mission Statement: Good Shepherd Parish is an inviting and evangelizing community, which emphasizes life long faith formation and genuine Christian Stewardship. Our Mission is to transform people by bringing the good news of Jesus Christ into every human situation and living our Catholic Faith fully. 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You can also send any questions or comments to us at the Parish Festival email at: [email protected] “The Church must be a place of mercy freely given, where everyone can feel welcomed, loved, forgiven and encouraged to live the good life of the Gospel.” 916-627-2993 Pope Francis Evanelii Gaudium: 114 Buffet Parish Registration And Change of Address General Dentistry & Orthodontics 7911 Bruceville Rd., Sacramento Name____________________________________________________________ (916) 691-6442 Open 11am-7pm Daily Address__________________________________________________________ (916) 421 - 0789 $5 Off Color or Perm Good thru 6-30-15 4805 Laguna Blvd, #102 (Laguna & Franklin Blvd. Walgreen’s Center) CAL-BRE #01803380 9101 Elk Grove Blvd. 686-1888 Lic #FD1677 Sari Sari All You Can Eat! Filipino Cuisine Duc Nguyen DDS, Inc. (916) 689-9191 8007 Laguna Blvd, Suite 1 Elk Grove, CA 95758 Mention this ad for 10% off services! Serving the medical needs of children from 0-18 years old. Most insurances accepted. Se Habla Espanol. Accepting New Patients Call for an appointment (916) 575-9090 sanlucaspeds.com Congratulations to Anna Marie Grace General Meeting Every 3rd Wednesday 7:00 PM in the Youth Group Room Interested in becoming a Knight? Caldero Contact Chancellor Larry Navarrette (916) 230-0369 www.laguna-knights.org AD SPACE AVAILABLE! For more information, please e-mail: [email protected] Phone__________________________ E-mail____________________________ 5/3/15 Good Shepherd Parish - Council 11236 Starting at $7.00 per publication! New to Good Shepherd Catholic Church Community? Recently moved or changed phone number? Child Abuse Prevention Month Pastoral Assistance for Victims of Sexual Abuse The Diocese of Sacramento provides pastoral care to persons who have suffered sexual abuse by members of the Catholic clergy and other Catholic Church workers. Please call toll-free at 866-7779133 if you are seeking assistance in coping with this tragic situation. Assistance is available in English and Spanish. A Prayer for Healing Holy Spirit, comforter of hearts, heal your people’s wounds and transform brokenness into wholeness. Grant us the courage and wisdom, humility and grace, to act with justice. Breathe wisdom into our prayers and labors. Grant that all harmed by abuse may find peace and justice. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen City, Zip__________________________________________________________ Knights of Columbus Where else can you support your Church while advertising your business? Catholic Church and the 2015 Confirmation class, and dedicated teachers of Good Shepherd Catholic Church. Love, Grandfather “Papa”, Grandmother Sharon “Noni” Carson, and Grandmother Doris Krawczak Please support the businesses that support your Parish! Please provide weekly offering envelopes Yes No Please fill out and deposit in Offertory Basket. Thank You! CHURCH & OFFICE sacraments schedule 9539 Racquet Court Elk Grove, CA 95758 (916) 684-5722 • (916) 684-4472 Fax Hours: Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 8am - 5pm, Closed for lunch 12 - 1pm Closed Wednesdays Reconciliation– Saturday 3:30 - 4:30 pm at the church or by appointment. Please call parish office to schedule. Masses: Saturday 5pm Vigil Sunday 7, 9, 11am & 1, 5pm Pastor: Rev. Leon Juchniewicz Parochial Vicar: Rev. Lester Menor Deacon: William Sousa Deacon: Edward Smith Office Manager: Denise Wesleder Parish Office Receptionist: Monica Goodale Coordinators of Religious Education: Sr. Sibele Gaya Moreira, VDMF Sr. Reyna Colimote, VDMF Religious Education Admin. Asst.: Menchie Cabrera (916) 683-2963 One/Eight Confirmation Preparation Coordinators: Elizabeth Pott Scotia Burrell Music Director: Suzanne Scoleri Life Teen Coordinator: Laura Spaugh Baptism– Please see our baptism section at www.gscceg.org for information regarding our baptism class schedule. Parents and godparents begin preparation for baptism by contacting the parish to register for baptism classes. Please call 684-5722. Marriage– Engaged couples should begin preparation a minimum of six months prior to the date of the wedding. Please call parish office to schedule. Weekdays 8:30am First Saturday of the Month 9:30am Holy day of Obligation Mass Schedule: 7:00pm Vigil, 8:30am and 7:00pm Children’s Liturgy of the Word at Sunday Masses 9am, 11am & 5pm and Kinderchurch provided at 9am Mass only. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Every first Thursday, adoration, silent and with prayers of devotion group from 6-9pm. Every first Friday-Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 10:00am until 3:00pm with Divine Mercy Chaplet and solemn benediction. st. elizabeth ann seton catholic school 9539 Racquet Court Elk Grove, CA 95758 K-8 Principal: Trina Legacy Koontz (916) 684-7903 [email protected] Preschool Director: Tammy Babich (916) 691-4825 All Are Welcome to the Fellowship! Our next monthly Fellowship Meal will be Sunday, May 17th. Although it will normally be the second weekend of the month, due to Mother’s Day it was decided to change the date to the following weekend. Our breakfast will consist of pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, coffee, milk, and juice. Please join in Fellowship! Mother’s Day Rose Sale On May 9 and 10, the Knights of Columbus are sponsoring their annual Mother’s Day Rose Sale. Beautiful, long-stemmed roses, individually packaged, will be available for a $5.00 donation after all services, while supplies last. A large portion of the proceeds from the Rose Sale go to support the Sacramento Life Center. Please consider honoring a mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, and/or friend and celebrating the sanctity of life by purchasing a rose on Mother’s Day weekend Dear Good Shepherd Parishioners, Thank you for all of your generous donations to my Lenten project! I was able to deliver a trunk full of baby supplies to the Bishop Gallegos Maternity home. The moms were very thankful for the donations. God blessSaturday, you all. May 2, 2015 Mass Intentions 5:00 PM Sincerely, Christopher Schenck Alejandro Flores (BD) Rudy Castro (BD) Angeles A. Urbano (+) Eric Philip Smith (+) Antonio Pastor, Sr. (+) Esperanza Lardizabal (DA) —————————————————————- Mass Intentions Mass Intentions Sunday, May 3, 2015 Saturday, May 2, 2015 7:00 am Monday, May 4, 2015 5:00 PM Conrado Gunabe (SI-healing) 8:30am Allaney Renee Kendrick (SI) Alejandro Flores (BD) Domingos Fagundes (+) Rudy Castro (BD) Saez Family (TG) Angeles A. UrbanoEduardo (+) Anne Ford (DA) Quiambao (+) Eric Philip Smith (+) All(+)Souls in PurgatoryAaron (+) Benedict (BD) Antonio Pastor, Sr. ————————————————————Esperanza Lardizabal (DA) —————————————————————9:00 am —————————————————————Sunday, May 3, 2015 Sr. (+) 7:00 amPrudencio LagunzadTuesday, May 5, 2015 Myrna Panelo (+) Conrado Gunabe (SI-healing) Allaney Renee Kendrick (SI) Venancio Del Rosario (+) 8:30am Saez Family (TG) Dan (+) Kloeppel (BD) Eduardo Quiambao (+) and Julia Osuna Kyle Porfie Lujan (10yrDA) All Souls in Purgatory (+) Francisco Aguinaldo (DA) ————————————————————Aida de la Instructional Support Staff Needed at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School Our parish school, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School, is in need of a full-time Teacher’s Aide for our 5th grade classroom for the 2015-2016 school year. The teacher’s aide position includes these duties: monitor students, while teacher teaches, document attendance, maintain student records, familiar with technology, assist with classroom environment, prepare materials for lessons, perform yard duty during recess and lunch, field trip management, and other duties as assigned. The teacher’s aide position begins midAugust. Please print the application found on our school website: www.stelizabetheg.org. Submit your application and resume to the school office. Posting closes May 22, 2015. Rosary Night of Prayer The Knights of Columbus of Good Shepherd Catholic Church is offering a Rosary Night of Prayer in honor of our Blessed Mother on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 6:00 pm in the Church, celebrating the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima. We will pray the rosary with Good Shepherd’s 13th Day of the Month Prayer Group and invite all Good Shepherd parishioners and all Brother Knights to attend. May is the month of Mary! What a great way to ask for her intercession by praying the rosary. This is a great opportunity for you to give thanks for blessings received, to pray for the sick in our parish family, or to pray for a special intention that you may have. Best of all, it gives us all an opportunity to pray the rosary as a parish community. Please join us on this special night of prayer. For more information contact SK Iggy Lopez-Alvarez at (916) 689-2428. Elizabeth Ministry News! Painting Party Fundraiser! An adult evening out of fun and fellowship to benefit Elizabeth Ministry! Liz Harrington, founder of Paints and Pints will be our Art Instructor to guide us through an art piece or you are welcome to create your own! Friday, May 8, 2015 6-8 pm at Sinful Treats More details, the sample art piece and tickets are on sale in the church office! ————————————————————— Beatriz Dizon (+) Alex Dura (+) 11:00 am Derron Alvarez (BD) ————————————————————— ———————————————————— Alfred Harville (BD) Amy Evangelista (TG) 1:00 pm Thursday, May 7, 2015 Beatriz Dizon (+) Alex Dura (+) Tina Marquez (+) CFF NEWS Week of May 5 – 6 – 7, 2015 is our CFF’s last week. End-of-year parties are organized per class grade. RCIC News May 3, 2015: RCIC 1 Catholic Prayers & Practices: Stations of the Cross RCIC 2 Mystagogy: Your special Gifts & Family Life Fortunato Viray (+) ——————————————————–— Gregorio Paule (+) ———————————————————— ——————————————————–— 5:00 pm Friday, May 8, 2015 Molly Cahill (+)Alfred and Helen Lial (+) Molly Cahill (+)Tudy Cahill (SI-healing) Rosario Martin (+) Tudy Cahill (SI-healing) Jon(SI) and Edna Wehner Roger (SI) Vizcarra (+) Jon and Edna Wehner Martin Gomez (BD)Martin Gomez (BD)Dorothy Uzoh (SI) Deceased (+) Deceased (+) Thanksgiving (TG) Death Anniversary (DA) Deceased Birthday (BD) (+) Special Intention (SI) Wedding Anniversary (WA) Death Anniversary (DA) Special Intention (SI) Death Anniversary (DA) Special Intention (SI) Thanksgiving (TG) Thanksgiving (TG) Birthday (BD) Camp Pendola Camp Pendola helps campers develop independence and confidence. The overnight camp experience is a great place for children and youth to express their individuality as they select activities that they enjoy, are supported in something new and celebrate their successes with cabin mates. For more information check out our web site www.pendola.org or call 916-733-0123. Birthday (BD) Wedding(WA) Anniversary (WA) Wedding Anniversary READINGS 5th Sunday of Easter ACTS 9:26-31 | 1 JN 3:18-24 | JN 15:1-8 Mo: ACTS 14:5-18 | JN 14:21-26 Tu: ACTS 14:19-28 | JN 14:27-31A We: ACTS 15:1-6 | JN 15:1-8 Th: ACTS 15:7-21 | JN 15:9-11 Fr: ACTS 15:22-31 | JN 15:12-17 Sa: ACTS 16:1-10 | JN 15:18-21 Mother - Daughter Programs 2015 The Mother-Daughter programs explore God’s special gift of human fertility and the beauty and wonder of God’s plan for growing up and becoming a woman. The Teen (13 - 16) and Tween (10 - 12) programs cover similar subject matter while differing in depth and scope. Visit www.motherdaughterprogram.com for more information about program locations, time and content or to register. St. Vincent de Paul News Starting immediately the cart in the Narthex is to be used for FOOD ONLY. Other items should be put in the shed, which has an opening in the side, located in the lot near SVDP closet. NOTHING is to be left outside of either the Cart or the shed... If your food donation doesn’t fit in the cart OR you have non-food items to donate, please drop them off on Monday morning to get a donation letter, or place the donation in the shed once it’s ready. This week we were able to hand out bread, cabbage, celery, potatoes, oranges, condiments, and snacks. We were able to assist 54 families, serving 207 people and we gave out 189 boxes/bags of food. Father’s Day w/ Bishop Soto Join Bishop Soto at Raley Field on Fathers Day Sunday, June 21, 2015. Play catch with Bishop Soto on the field before the game @ 11:00am. A special Father’s Day Blessing for all dads and granddads @ 11:45am. Fellowship and fun with friends and family. Tickets are $16. For more information please visit www.iCatholicYouth.com. Attention All Dynamic Catholic Ambassador’s Club Members: If you have received the entire series of DECISION POINT short films and the accompanying workbook and would like to donate it to our CFF Religious Ed Office, kindly drop it off at our Parish Office with our Thanks! This is a program we currently use for our RCIC program and find it to be very engaging and dynamic. Your kind generosity in support to this ministry is much appreciated. Mark your Calendars! Father Leon will be celebrating his 35 year anniversary of ordination into the Priesthood. Good Shepherd Parish will host a celebration of Father Leon on Saturday, May 30th in the Father Philip Wells Hall at 6:30pm. kinderchurch Viray (+) Gregorio Paule (+) 5:00 pm The entry form is available on the Laguna Council’s website at www.laguna-knights.org. No entrant will be admitted without the completed parental consent section. Your entry form and essay may be submitted in person or can be mailed to Knights of Columbus 9539 Racquet Ct, Elk Grove, CA 95758. Essays will not be accepted after May 8, 2015. Proceeds will help create the prayer/welcome packages for our Parish Families! Fortunato ———————————————————— 1:00 pm All Catholic students who are members of Good Shepherd Parish and attend public, private or parochial schools who are currently in the eighth grade, and who will be attending a catholic high school, are invited to participate in the 2015 Laguna Council High School Scholarship Contest. Students are encouraged to write a 500 to 750 word essay on the following theme: Importance of Religious Freedom. The local contest will be hosted by Laguna Council #11236 in Elk Grove. Three scholarships of $1,000.00 each will be awarded. $35 includes all painting supplies, canvas and dinner! Vega (BD) 9:00 am ————————————————————— Prudencio Lagunzad Sr. (+) ———————————————————11:00 am Wednesday, May 6, 2015 Myrna Panelo (+) Venancio Del RosarioDerron (+) Alvarez (BD) 8:30am Dan and Julia Osuna (+) Alfred Harville (BD) Porfie Lujan (10yrDA) Amy Evangelista (TG) Aida de la Vega (BD) Jordan Dela Cruz (BD) Knights of Columbus Scholarship The Kinderchurch Ministry is a parent participation ministry open to Good Shepherd’s youngest parishioners – ages 18 months (by the first day of Kinderchurch) through their Kindergarten year. * The Kinderchurch program seeks to build an enriching faith community for the youngest members of our church. We supplement their Catholic foundation with a meaningful religious education program through the use of age-appropriate lessons, stories, songs, and crafts while their parents attend Mass. * Kinderchurch is offered during the 9 am Mass from September through May. * We are looking for more adult catechists to help provide this wonderful religious experience for the children of our parish - NO teaching experience is needed! Cash donations are welcome to off set the cost of this event. Please turn into the office in an envelope marked Father Leon reception. Thank you, Good Shepherd Parish Ministry Leads. Please contact Laura Wade and Angela Banbury at [email protected] with any questions. CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD CLOW is a parent participation ministry staffed solely by volunteers for 1st4th graders which takes place during Sunday 9am, 11am, and 5pm Masses. Father calls up the children AFTER the Opening Prayer and we process the children to the Parish Center for our class. The children return at the end of the Homily so they can participate in Holy Communion. Please email clow@ gscceg.org for more information if you would like to volunteer as a Catechist or assistant . Stewardship at Good Shepherd Grow our Gifts…Share our Blessings Stewardship of Treasure Our collection total for April 25th/26th = $17,113.72 Catholic Home Missions = $4,105.36 Thank you for your generous support. Your ongoing donations are essential in helping us meet the many needs of the parish and community.
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